Touro University Nevada celebrates 10 years, with focus on innovation

Providing health care services in a constantly evolving environment requires new approaches for preparing medical students, the leaders of Touro University Nevada said as the private, nonprofit school prepares to celebrate its 10-year anniversary.

Reid made tough job impossible

Harry Reid takes pride in his image as the son of a Searchlight miner, so the hole he finds himself in probably looks familiar. It’s dark, dangerous and deep.

Meth lab discovered in student housing near BYU

Police in Provo, Utah are looking for a man who may have had a meth lab in his apartment less than a mile from Brigham Young University.

Every marble tells a story

To the untrained eye, it is just a marble — small and round with swirls and splashes of color. But to marble collectors, it tells a story and has a history. The International Association of Marble Collectors gathers in Las Vegas every year, bringing out die-hard collectors from around the globe who want to trade and sell marbles.

Does reality-TV ubiquity sell tickets?

Magician Murray is everywhere you look on TV, yet still working to sell tickets on the Strip.

Mountain West should take a look at Hamrick’s Herd

Because it’s still college football season — and because UNLV has regressed to its losing ways faster than anybody could have possibly imagined — the subject changes often whenever sports fans gather ’round here this time of year.

 
Threat on turtle leads to stabbing

Authorities say a Palm Beach County woman has been arrested for stabbing her boyfriend after he threatened to hurt her turtle.

 
Andy Dick arrested on felony grand theft charges

Actor Andy Dick was arrested on suspicion of felony grand theft on Friday night in Hollywood, according to Los Angeles County jail records.

Imagine Dragons gives surprise Strip show

Evoking memories of the surprise rooftop performances of The Beatles and U2, Imagine Dragons put on a three-song pop-up show Saturday next to Bellagio’s dancing fountains.

Fifth Street on way to becoming Bridge to Somewhere

There’s a Bridge to Nowhere in North Las Vegas today, but if all goes according to plan, it’ll become a Bridge to Somewhere by mid-2016.

Sharing life’s kitchen, baking a cake called ‘we’

A reader turns me on to a blog site by therapist Dr. Robert Glover. I like him. I like his encouraging energy. He reminds me of me, the way he is always writing, reaching out to the world and saying, “Hey, let’s think about this together!”

North Korea releases two American detainees; now home

Two Americans who spent months imprisoned in North Korea arrived back on U.S. soil late Saturday after the secretive nation’s leader, Kim Jong Un, ordered their release.

Rape Crisis Center observes 40th anniversary with benefit

Elizabeth Smart shared her story and offered hope for victims of sexual abuse during the 40th annual fundraising dinner of the Rape Crisis Center. The organization operates a hotline and provides other services and advocacy for those experiencing sexual abuse.

Sunrise Children’s Foundation honors activists

The Sunrise Children’s Foundation offered an update on its activities as well as honored community supporters during a gala Nov. 1 at the MGM Grand Conference Center.

How to improve your balance as you age

Dear Savvy Senior: I’ve always been a walker, but when I fell last month, my doctor suggested I try some balance exercises. Is this really something I need to practice? — Avid Walker

Getting taken for a ride

Much has been made in the last few days of Uber’s arrival in Las Vegas. What many fail to realize, however, is that Uber is in willful violation of Nevada’s laws.

How bold will state Republicans be?

Gov. Brian Sandoval has big policy ambitions. An anecdote he shared with a Henderson Republican club last year revealed as much.

Voters rejected all that Democrats stood for

You can’t sugarcoat it. Tuesday’s Election Day smackdown of Democrats was nothing short of a complete and utter rejection of President Barack Obama’s policies and governance.

EDITORIAL: Voters want accountability from schools

Here’s some sobering perspective on Tuesday’s overwhelming defeat of Question 3, The Education Initiative: Even if voters had approved the business margins tax and injected hundreds of millions of new tax dollars into Nevada’s underperforming K-12 system, it would have done nothing — nothing! — to address the state’s school construction, renovation and technology needs.

EDITORIAL: Legislature must set priorities

The Nevada Legislature hasn’t adequately addressed big issues in recent sessions because lawmakers have insisted on burying themselves under small stuff.

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